ionnsaich

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ind-saig (approach, advance upon). Cognate with Irish ionsaigh (to attack).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ionnsaich (past dh'ionnsaich, future ionnsaichidh, verbal noun ionnsachadh, past participle ionnsaichte)

  1. learn
  2. (rare) teach, educate, instruct, train

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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